Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-20
Since the Caucus-He Will Certainly Re
csiys Six Of the Votes Of the Absen-
tees from the Caucus.
INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT PRICE.
He is Not Working for Ex-senator Henry
G. Davis The Ex-senator is
Not q Candidate.
AS VIEWED FROM WASHINGTON.
The Possibility Of Camden'S Defeat Looked
Upon With Alarm by Democrats
Henry G. Davis Friends Anxious
for Camden'S Return.
Special Telegram TO Hs Register.

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for Camden'S Return.
Special Telegram to The Register.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, january 19.-The
fact that the Democratic members of the
Legislature were TO meet tonight in caucus
for the purpose of selecting nominee to be
voted for on the 25th in joint session for
United States Senator drew large con-
course of people to the Capitol building
tonight Long before the hour set for call
ing the caucus to order the hall of the
house WAS filed TO cverfowing, quite a
sprinkling of Republican members being
noticeable in the audience.
At 7:i0 p. m. Senator McCreery, Of
Raleigh county, called the caucus to OrGer
and after stating the object of the meeting
named Hon. j. J. Woods, of Ohio county,
as Chairman, and Hon. John d. Anderson
and Col. ]. B. PeytOn were selected as sec
retaries.
A call of the roll of the Democrats of the
two houses showed the presence of thirty
eight.
THE AIsSENTEES
were Senators Price, of Mineral; FlOurnOy,
of Hampshire; Price, of Marshall, and
Switzer, of Putnam, and Delegates Byrne,
of BraxtOn; Chambers, of Lincoln; Chew,
of Jefferson; Chipley, of Hardy; Lucas, of
Jefferson; McClung, OF Greenbrier; Pugh,
of Hampshire, and Sydenstricker, OtIireen-
| brier.
Kinsey, of Marion, stated that while he
had answered to his name he did not in
tend to participate in the deliberations Of
the caucus.
SONINERvILLE NOMINATES CAMDEN.
Nominations being in order, Hon. J. b.
Sommervillc, or Brooke, placed Senator
Camden in nomination in the following
language:
| "MR. CHAIRMAN:
In pursuance of time-honored custom
OF the Democratic party, not only of the
State of West Virginia, but of all tie
United States, we have assembled here to-
night as Democrats for the purpose OF
nominating candidate to be voted for by
the Democratic members of this Legisla-
ture for the high and responsible office OF
United States Senator 1t is the right
OF every Democratic member of the present
Legislature to present to this caucus the
name of the candidate whom he wishes to
| fill the position. am not here tonight
to make any disparaging references to any
other candidate, nor do the friends OF my
candidate for the United States Senate, or
NV candidate himself desires me to do any
thing of the kind We recognize the fact
that all over the State of West Virginia
there are
DEMOCRATS OF WHOM ALL OF US ARE
PROUD,
and we have q right to be proud, that are
fit to I'LL this high and important office.
Yet among those Democrats we have our
individual claims.
al am here tonight, to present to this
caucus the name of gentleman against
whom think no objection can be reason
ably offered, a gentleman who was born
and reared within the limits of the State
of West Virginia, a gentleman who grew
ND among the citizens of this State,
gentleman who has always been ldentlheo
with the best interests of the State OF
West Virginia, and who has the means,
which economy and superior business
qualifications have enabled him to accumu-
late, for the purpose OF
ADVANCING THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE
PEOPLE
of the whole State, gentleman who mas
ALWAYS been devoted to the principles OF
the Democratic party, gentleman VINO
has given many years of his life for the pur-
nose of furthering the interests of that
party, q gentleman who has used MS
means in legitimate ways for the purpose 0i
nromotipg the prineles of sound and true
Democracy and who has more than once
brought down upon himself the wrath OF
his poItical opponents because he has
rusbed into the breach and saved ms party
If not from destruction at least from defeat
a gentleman who upon every possible
consideration is entitled to an endorsement
of his recent career as one OF the Senators
of the United States from the state oi
West Virginia, gentleman who has re.
flected great credit upon our State anu
whose course
oUgHT TosNERIT THE APPLAUsEoF OF E'EHi
TRUE DEMOCRAT
within or without this State,
az have the honor, sir, to present to TINS
caucus, and 1 trust that it may be the
nleasure of this caucus to confer its NOM
nation tonight upon one OF our dlst'n-
Vuished United States Senators, othe Hon.
Johnson N. Camden, Of the county oil
Wood" -,
The name Of Camden was received with